Motto | 'Unity of Knowledge' |
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Type | private |
Established | 3 November 2009 |
Chancellor | Christian Nwachukwu Okeke |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Christian Anieke |
Students | 3000+ |
Location | 6°28′9.64″N7°31′35.38″W / 6.4693444°N 7.5264944°W |
Website | www.gouni.edu.ng |
Godfrey Okoye University (GO University) was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Father Professor Dr. Christian Anieke for the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. [1] The university, which got its operational licence on 3 November 2009 from the National Universities Commission (NUC), belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria. It is the first university owned by a Catholic Diocese in Africa.
In 2009 the university started with 215 students [2] and admitted 1,200 students by the end of 2012. [3]
On 1 December 2013, GOU commenced a week-long programme of activities to celebrate its maiden convocation. 100 students were awarded bachelor's degrees during the final ceremony on 7 December 2013. [4]
GOU is a member of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVC). [5]
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences [7] | Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences [8] | Faculty of Education [9] | Faculty of Arts [10] | Faculty of Law [11] | Faculty of Medicine [12] |
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Accounting | Applied Biology | Biology Education | English and Literature Studies | Law | Medicine & Surgery |
Banking and Finance | Biotechnology | Chemistry Education | History, International Studies And Diplomacy | ||
Business Administration with Management/ Marketing/ Public Administration | Microbiology | Computer Science Education | Music | ||
Management | Biochemistry | Mathematics Education | Philosophy | ||
Marketing | Chemistry | Physics Education | Religious Studies | ||
Public Administration | Industrial Chemistry | Business Education | |||
Economics | Computer Science | English/Literary Studies Education | |||
International Relations | Mathematics | History, International Studies and Diplomacy Education | |||
Political Science | Physics | Economics Education | |||
Mass Communication | Industrial Design | Political Science & Government Education | |||
Psychology | Architecture | Social Studies Education | |||
Sociology | Physics with Electronics/ Industrial Physics/ Geophysics/ Renewal Energy/ Physics with Electronics | Education Management | |||
Primary Education | |||||
Faculty of Management and Social Sciences [7] | Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences [8] | Faculty of Education [9] |
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PGD & M. Sc. Accounting | M. Sc. Biotechnology | M. Ed Curriculum Development |
PGD & M. Sc. Banking and Finance | M. Sc. Computer Science | M. Ed. Language Education |
PGD & M. Sc. Economics | M. Sc. Microbiology | M. Ed. Measurement Evaluation |
PGD & M. Sc. International Relations | M. Sc. Physics | |
PGD & M. Sc. Management | ||
PGD & M. Sc. Political Science | ||
PGD & M. Sc. Psychology | ||
PGD & M. Sc. Public Administration |
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